Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-11-06
NRPED IN THE NIGHT.
A Heavy Robbery Committed a Few Miles
From the City.
The OPERATION A BOLD ONE.
The Victim an Old Man, on His Way to
Richmond, Va, in a Wagon.
HOW The LITTLE JOB WAS DONE,

One of the boldest and most successful
robberies perpetrated in the vicinity Of this
city for a year or two, occurred lnthe little
town of Limestone, on the upper edge OF
Marshall county, Friday night, and was
reported to the police yesterday, the victim
coming to town in company with two or
three friends to endeayor to find some
trace OF the stolen property. The loser by
| this latest evidence of the enterprise OF our
local talent for burglary, is Mr.. G. W.
Curtis, a man apparently seventy years oil
ace. His home is in Beaver Township,
Crawford county, Pa, and at the time he
was robbed he was on his way to Rich
mond, Va. Mr.. Curtis arrived in this city
Thursday afternoon, travelling in a large
wagon Of
UNUSUAL AND STRIKING APPEARANCE,
drawn by a team of good horses, and hsy-
| ing A buggy hitched on behind. On reach
ing Wheeling the old gentleman pat up his
horses at one of the Second ward hotels
and slept in his wagon, which Is wellhtted
ND for the occupancy OF its owner. The
WAGON remained at the Second ward mark
ct during Thursday and Friday morning,
add it attracted the attention Of pretty
much every one passing it. While 1t re-
manned there one of the toughs who hang
abont the saloons in the neighborhO0d
stole a fine dog belonging to MIR. Curtis,
and the latter appealed to the police, n
succeeded in getting the dog back.
About noon Friday the old gentleman
hitched up his team and started to resume
his Journey, going on down through town
and turning of up the BOggs' run road.
That evening he reach Limestone, where lie
halted at the house of Mr.. r. +. Peters, q
storekeeper, and made preparations to pass
the night. lie put his horses in the stable
and then, after getting supper, retired III
his wagon for the night. Before doing so,
| however, as it looked a little like rain, Mr..
| Curtis drew his wagon beneath the rOOf oil
a corn crib, al q protection from the
weather. The people at Mr.. Peters house
retired about nine o'clock, n they heard
nothing more of the old gentleman IN the
wagon until morning. The o. =. had rather
LIVELY EXPERIENCE,
however, which will be related in his own
language:
al Judge / had been asleep about Al
hour" said Mr.. Curtis, to 3 REGISTER re-
porter. when | was suddenly aroused by
some one grasping ME by the throat, and
at the same time u thumb was thrust very
forcihle into my mouth and down my
throat as far rs it would go, thus keeping
ME from crying out. made some little
attempt to struggle, when another mai
| struck me two violent blows IN the
stomach, and ut the same time l was Id
yised to keep still or it would be worse fol-
me. The wind had been pretty well
knocked ont of me, and | was obliged to
lie quietly. The men tore open my cloth
isg and went through my pockets, even re,
moving my undershirt in searching toT
money which | might have strapped about
me. They took a small purse from my
trousers pocket, which contained twenty
five dollars in gold and also several dollars
in silver, which was in my pocket. Then
the man who had been holding me by the
throat removed his grip, and pointing a re-
volyer at my hand. told me not to o or
he would